Author: Willie Laundrie

Columnist — Federation Follies
Willie is a long-time aficionado of cartoons, comic book superheroes, games, and science fiction. He’s a big fan of Stark Trek in general and the 24th Century in particular, and plans to move there as soon as he can afford to slingshot himself around the sun. In the meantime, he spends his time drawing comics and cartoons.

Columnist — Federation Follies
Willie is a long-time aficionado of cartoons, comic book superheroes, games, and science fiction. He’s a big fan of Stark Trek in general and the 24th Century in particular, and plans to move there as soon as he can afford to slingshot himself around the sun. In the meantime, he spends his time drawing comics and cartoons.

With Comic-Con International kicking off on Thursday in San Diego, fans who plan to attend the mega-event may interested in maximizing the time they spend and the fun they have in Southern California at the world’s largest annual comic book and pop-culture convention. Comic book, anime, pop-culture and...

One-day-and-it’s-gone online t-shirt retailer TeeFury has a gruesome new Star Trek-inspired shirt available for a short time this weekend, The Walking Red. Playing off the popular “Walking Dead” comics and television show, as well as Star Trek‘s favorite expendable crewmen, this limited-edition shirt is currently on sale at...

As new photos from J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek film have us excited about Trek’s future at the movies and online conversation has us question Trek’s future on TV, Star Trek Online is boldly going where all other media have never gone before: they’ve designed and commissioned a...

Ok. I admit it — It’s been awhile since the last installment of Federation Follies, where I discussed some of my favorite Star Trek episodes to watch around Halloween. I had a list of excuses as long as my arm ready for the editor here at TrekNews.net. Chief...

Makin’ a list & checkin’ it twice. So here we are, another Thanksgiving over and the Christmas decorations already gathering their third month of dust down at the local department store, and you haven’t done any gift shopping, have you? (Before you head down to the comments, no,...

Back in September, I wrote a Federation Follies column about what a Star Trek series on TV today might look like, and my pitch was fairly ludicrous (at least, I hope it was). TrekNews has visited the topic in a more serious light on a few occasions, and...

The weather is getting chillier, autumn is coming to a close, and the darkness seems to chase the daylight away a little bit sooner each night. Truly, the most chilling season of the year is upon us and the signs are everywhere: Sounds in the night suddenly seem...

Last week my wife and I welcomed our first baby into the world, and I’ve realized something: these tiny, brand-new people are kind of a big deal. As family and friends swarm around us to meet the lil’ monkey, I also realize: I have no idea what I’m...

Earlier this week, I found myself in a bit of a dilemma. The video gaming bug was bitin’ hard, but what to play? I was burned out with online games; Rock Band would wake my slumbering bride; and I’m too much of a dinosaur to have games on...

Ever since my parents gave me my first Batmobile, I’ve been hooked on collecting treasures based on my favorite fictional characters and universes. Star Trek ranks pretty highly on that list, and I’ve amassed quite an assortment of treasures from the twenty-third and twenty-fourth centuries. While the action...

Today, IDW launches their latest ongoing Star Trek comic book series with Star Trek #1. This new series will present classic tales from the Original Series as filtered through J.J. Abrams’ version of Star Trek, last seen in the 2009 film. First up is a re-envisioning of the...

Greetings readers, and welcome back to the latest (and long-delayed) installment of “Federation Follies.” For those of you wondering where the column has been, I’ll tell you what I told my TrekNews editors: “prison, awaiting bail.” For those of you who haven’t been wondering: … well, thanks for...

We have a fascination with those who lead. From heads of state and royal families to sports coaches and film directors. We love to follow the lives and careers of those who shape history and guide others to greatness. As a reader of this website, chances are some...

In the wake of William Shatner’s official statement regarding his non-participation in the next installment of the rebooted Star Trek franchise, it appears at least one more prominent Trek personality will also be missing from the upcoming film. The following excerpts were taken from an official press release…...

Some of you may recall that, about a month ago, I was completely losing my marbles over the amazing possibilities presented by the Star Trek: The Next Generation novel “Here There Be Dragons”. After all, a Star Trek book with dragons is pretty much contractually-obligated to be mind-blowingly...

As most of you are probably aware, “Convention Season 2011” is in full-swing. This weekend I’ll be heading to the Frank & Son Collectible Show in California for their annual Star Trek Day, but that’s just the beginning. With the official start of summer less than two weeks...

Have you ever had a bad day? A bad week? Sure, we all have. Maybe you’re fighting with a friend over which Star Trek captain would have made the best replacement James Bond. Perhaps you lost your job at the tarantula ranch. Or, if you’re like me, maybe...

Most of us have heard the old Reese’s slogan “two great tastes that taste great together,” and we can all think of examples that support it. Peanut butter and chocolate. Peanut butter and jelly. Peanut butter and a dog that eats said peanut butter. Car chases. The list...

A few weeks ago my fiancée and I were shopping for used Star Trek books. We found a little “friends of the library” shop with 25¢ paperbacks and hit the jackpot: DS9 and TNG novels! We both loaded up (buying two identical copies of a DS9 story in...

Personal Log, Stardate 5917.3: Only one day aboard ship, but WOW is it different than the academy! These Constitution class cruisers are titanic; the schematics they included with my duty orders don’t begin to do this ship justice. I’ve been assigned to operations, and I’m excited to get...

Whenever an artist creates a work for public consumption, a certain level of criticism has to be expected. I’ve written a few articles here at TrekNews at this point, and it’s been great knowing my work is out there for Star Trek fans to read and (hopefully) enjoy....

I want to make sure I start this column off by making one thing perfectly clear: I LOVED JJ Abrams 2009 Star Trek film. It was a fun, it was fast-paced, and it was, in my opinion, true to the sense of adventure that so many of us...

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